Method of attaching cappings to pence-posts



uniTEn sTATEs PATENT oEEicE.

ROGER S. CADVELL, OF ANDOVER, OHIO.

METHOD OF ATTACHING CAPPINGS TO FENCE-POSTS.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 24,373, dated June 14, 1859.

T 0 all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ROGER S. OADwELL, of Andover, in the county of Ashtabula and State of Ohio, have invented a new and Improved Fence-Post; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and complete description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figures l and 2 are front and rear elevations, Fig. 3 a side view representing the solid or cast part (the same being of castiron)` and Figs. 4 and 5 views of the batten and capping.

The same letters refer to similar parts in all the figures.

The nature of my improvement consists in the mode of securing the capping to the post by forming the top thereof with a projection, or tongues,-said tongue fitting into a mortise in the said capping, and secured by a hatten, as will be explained. The

following describes the construction of my said improved post: On the top of a post of any ordinary form, such as shown in the' drawing, I construct a projection, or tongue, t, which fits into the capping7 hereinafter mentioned. The capping, Fig. 5, is formed by uniting the cappiece with the top railhaving first cut a notch in the upper edge thereofl previous to fastening the cap-piece thereto, .thus forming the mortise Z.

rlhe manner of using the above described post 1s as follows: After the solid or cast portion is properly placed in the ground the rails are put into the notches, supported byk their ends, or middle, as the case requires, the capping is then put on by slipping the projection L through the mortise Z-thebatten, as shown in the drawing, closing over the said rails and capping by passing the arms f through the mortises j and securing it by pins or keys placed in the holes g;

The above description relates to the com-v I claimk the projection, or tongue, 7L,

formed on the top of the post, in connection with the mortise Z, in the capping, for attaching the said capping to the post, and securing it by a batten as described.

ROGER S. CADWELL.

Witnesses:

J. F. SINGLE, HORACE STEELE. 

